TECH PLANTER 2018 Philippines round
Registration is Open!
This showcase event is focusing on early stage deep-tech startups & pre-startup researchers passionate about business
Especially…
- In the field of Biotech, robotics, agri-tech, healthcare, IoT, nanotech
- In the stage of Seed~series A round, but pre-startup academic researcher team is always welcome to join!
Prize for the Winner
- Invitation to visit Singapore in July 2018 to attend our conference to pitch in front of directors from Japanese large corporations & VCs
- Air tickets for two members & accommodation fee will be covered
- 300,000 JPY (about 2,700USD) worth for the Award
Other awards will be given, too!
Snapshots from past event
TECH PLANTER is…
- TECH PLANTER is a unique international seed acceleration program for deep-tech startups. We open a series of showcase DEMO DAY type pitch events around the world. This is the 2nd DEMO DAY we opened in the Philippines.
Who should be the applicants of this DEMO DAY event?
- Any deep tech based early (seed~series A) startups & even pre-startups who have desire to bridge to Japanese market. We can set up a series of mtg with Director~ CXO level persons in Japanese big companies.
- Ones who have had hard time in difficult prototyping. We have strong connection to best Japanese factories in many fields.
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Program Descriptions & Key Dates
Program Descriptions
The program is composed of 3 parts
DEMO DAY:
- We will select 12 teams from the applicants to pitch out in front of local VCs, accelerators, and Japanese big corporations. This is the showcase of your technology and service.
Mentoring session for the trip to Singapore
- The winner and some awardees will get a ticket to come to Singapore in July 2018. We will host your visit and will set up the mtg with Japanese big corporations and VCs. After the competition, we will have communication to maximize your visit to Singapore.
Visit to Singapore
- We will host your Singapore visit and set up a series of mtgs. Some of our alumni teams got a deal based on this session (deal includes the start of research collaborations, start of strategic partnerships & etc)
Key Dates
Application open date: Jan 1st
Application deadline date: April 21st, 2018
1st Screening result announcement: In the 1st week of May 2018
Mentoring session: After 1st Screening~ Middle of May
Pitch event date: May 26th 2018
About DEMO DAY on May 26th, 2018
Event Schedule
will be announced later.
Tentative schedule is as follows;
12:00-13:00 Registration
13:00-14:00 Opening session
14:00-17:15 Pitching from finalist teams
17:15-17:50 Judging time
17:50-18:30 Closing session / Announcement for the prize
18:30-19:30 Networking time
Pitch event will be open for researchers, tech-startups, and local companies who have will to help technology startups. If you are interested in attending this event, please aske us so, and wait for our response. >> e-mail to [email protected]
VENUE
Venue: QBO Innovation Hub
Address:1209, 375 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave, Makati, Kalakhang Manila, the Philippines
Website:
http://www.qbo.com.ph/
Judges
To be announced
How to Attend
Pitch event will be open for researchers, tech-startups, and local companies who have will to help technology startups. If you are interested in attending this event, please aske us so, and wait for our response. >> e-mail to [email protected]
Partners
Partners from previous Demo Day
Featured Alumni Teams
